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| the endocrine system's most influential gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands |
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| tissue destruction. A brain lesion is a naturally or experimentally caused destruction of brain tissue |
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| the oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; the brainstem is responsible for automatic survival functions |
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| the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing |
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| a nerve network in the brainstem that plays an important role in controlling arousal |
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| the brain's sensory switchboard, located on top of the brainstem; t directs messages to the sensory receiving ares in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla |
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| the little brain at the rear of the brainstem; functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance |
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| neural system including the hippocampus, amygdada, and hypothalamus located below the crerebral hemispheres, associated with emotions and drives |
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| two lima bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion |
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| a neural structure lying below the thalamus; it directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature)helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward |
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| the intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells covering the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control and information-processing center |
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| cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons |
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| portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgments |
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| portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position |
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| portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; includes areas that receive information from the visual fields |
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| portion of the cerebral cortex lying roughly above the ears; includes the auditory ares, each receiving information primarily from the opposite ear |
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| an area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements |
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| area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement sensations |
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| areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions, rather , they are involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking |
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| the brains ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience |
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| the formation of new neurons |
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| the large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them |
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| a condition resulting from surgery that isolates the brain's tow hemispheres by cutting the fibers(mostly those of the corpus callosum) connecting them |
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